Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau is continuing to investigate the shooting death of three people. The incident occurred Sunday, March 29, 2020 at approximately 11:04 a.m., on the 25800 block of Hillworth Avenue, Lomita.
Detectives learned that deputies from Lomita Sheriff’s station responded to the location regarding a rescue call. Upon the arrival they located three gunshot victims. Two victims were male juveniles, and they were both pronounced dead at the scene. The third victim, a male in his mid-forties, was suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and was also pronounce dead at the scene.
Homicide investigators, although early in the investigation, are looking at this case as a possible murder-suicide.
The investigation is ongoing.
If you have any information about this incident, we ask that you please call our Homicide Bureau Investigators at 323-890-5500.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
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Deputy Michelle Sanchez
Sheriff's Information Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles California 90012
213-229-1700
Website: http://www.lasd.org
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ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE IS AS FOLLOWS:
DATE: Sunday, March 29, 2020
TIME: 11:04 a.m.
LOCATION: 25800 Block of Hillworth Avenue, Lomita
VICTIM: 3 Males
SUSPECT: Unknown
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Scott Hoglund
NARRATIVE:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Investigators are responding to the shooting death of three people. The incident was reported Sunday, March 29, 2020, at approximately 11:04 a.m., on the 25800 block of Hillworth Avenue, Lomita.
The victims were pronounced dead on scene.
There is no additional information available at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
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Deputy Trina Schrader
Sheriff's Information Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles California 90012
213-229-1700
Website: http://www.lasd.org
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